This 24-year-old grew up in absolute poverty living in a trailer in Ashland City. He's not only driven by that, but also by an even greater personal challenge.

"Outside of the gym, I was a poor kid. We didn't have nothing. We didn't always have a lot of food. We had problems at home. I was mad. I was angry. I didn't like how things was, but when I came to the gym, even as a little kid, I got to be the man," Plant said.

At 9 years old, Plant decided that boxing was going to be his ticket out, but it was a one-way ticket, and there was no looking back.

"When you start from nothing, you don't have a lot of chances to mess up and still make it," Plant said.

Plant's calculating mind and lightning-quick hands won him the 2011 National Golden Gloves Championship and a spot as an alternate on the 2012 Olympic Team. Then, in 2014, Plant turned pro.

Nicknamed "Sweet Hands," Plant was a natural, and the wins began to rack up.

However, when he was 5-0 and drawing national attention, his personal life shattered.

His young daughter, Alia, died in January 2016 after struggling with a mysterious ailment that still hasn't been diagnosed.

"When your daughter's on life support, that's pressure. That's nerve-wracking. When you're living in a hospital for a month and a half at a time, that's pressure, and still having to manage a pro career and stay undefeated," Plant said. "To say that it hasn't affected me, Alia passing away, I would be lying. It's affected me a lot."

Just two months later, the fresh wounds of her death are still on his mind daily.

With a new tattoo honoring Alia on his arm, Plant returned to the ring on national television and won in a knockout.

"That's my sanctuary ... I know when I'm in the boxing gym, it's like my safe place - somewhere I can go where I can express myself," Plant said.

And the wins have continued to pile up. He's now 15-0.

Plant is a meteor in the fight game destined for a title shot.

"I got a good platform now. It's a chance for me to reach other people," Plant said. "That's one thing we can all relate to is struggle. Someone sees my story and sees me and how I do things, hopefully makes them want to keep working through what they're going through and make it out to the other side too."

We're four days away from the celestial event of a lifetime, a total solar eclipse stretching coast to coast. For two minutes and 40 seconds, Hopkinsville will be the prime place to watch it. Businesses are up and celebrating in their own unique ways.

We're four days away from the celestial event of a lifetime, a total solar eclipse stretching coast to coast. For two minutes and 40 seconds, Hopkinsville will be the prime place to watch it. Businesses are up and celebrating in their own unique ways.

An Oregon man who watched a solar eclipse in 1963 says the experience left him partially blind in one eye, and now he wants everyone to know the warnings about eye damage during the upcoming eclipse are no joke.

An Oregon man who watched a solar eclipse in 1963 says the experience left him partially blind in one eye, and now he wants everyone to know the warnings about eye damage during the upcoming eclipse are no joke.

There are five days to go until the total solar eclipse crosses from the west coast to east coast, coming right through Middle Tennessee. For some, the experience brings tales of folklore and religious meaning.

There are five days to go until the total solar eclipse crosses from the west coast to east coast, coming right through Middle Tennessee. For some, the experience brings tales of folklore and religious meaning.